According to Bob Flaws, Western patients rarely exhibit the wind heat exterior pattern we are all taught so early in our TCM education. Plus, they rarely exhibit purely exterior and purely replete patterns — even in the midst of an acute upper respiratory tract infection. In this one-hour lecture, Bob shares his observations on the most common combinations of patterns he sees in Western patients with colds and flus and discusses his opinion on the best guiding formula for the majority of these patients.

About your instructor:

Bob Flaws began his study of acupuncture and Chinese medicine in 1977 and was in practice for 25 years before he devoted his energy to research, teaching, and writing on all aspects of Chinese medicine. Bob is a Fellow and past Governor of the National Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, a founder, past president, and Lifetime Fellow of the Acupuncture Association of Colorado, and a Fellow of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (UK). Today, Bob has retired from the field Chinese medicine entirely and now spends his time promoting English-speaking teachers of Tibetan Buddhism.